Pollen and Mold

During pollen and mold season, the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency measures the daily levels of naturally occurring airborne pollutants: pollens and molds. These counts are expressed in grains per cubic meter of air for pollen levels and spores per cubic meter of air for mold levels.

Wednesday, February 21:

Pollen: Moderate

26

1st Prevalent: Elm

9

2nd Prevalent: Cedar/Juniper

5

Other Trees:

0

Grasses

0

Ragweed

0

Other

12

Mold: Moderate

713

1st Prevalent: Cladosporium

411

2nd Prevalent: Ascospores, unknown

49

Other: Epicocum, Diatrypaceae, and Shelf fungus

253

Pollen and Mold Descriptors

Descriptor

Pollen

Mold

LOW

0-20

0-500

MODERATE

21-100

501-1500

HIGH

101-1000

1501-5000

VERY HIGH

>1000

>5000

The linked Excel spreadsheet of Raw Daily Counts includes a detailed record of pollen and mold sources for the season. (If the data does not appear to be updated in the linked Excel file, try clearing your web browser's data history, including browsing history, download history and cached images and files.)

Statistical Averages for Pollen and Mold Data
2/26 - 3/2 (calculated for ten years of data)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Pollen

26

28

27

62

64

Mold

86

92

94

115

117

Statistical Averages for Pollen and Mold Data
2/19-2/23 (calculated for ten years of data)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Pollen

11

12

14

11

12

Mold

116

96

89

85

82

Note: Statistical Averages are calculated for ten years of data at our current address, 250 William Howard Taft Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219.